WNHH Community Radio

On this inaugural episode, host Tagan Engel brings on chef and community member Serena Spruill to discuss her spiritual and culinary journey as an African American great grandmother and mental health peer support specialist with a passion for vegetarian cooking.

Did Connecticut's newly reelected senator punt on the latest Donald Trump appointment? "Friday Pundits" Markeshia Ricks, Joe Ugly, and Norma Rodriguez consider that and other questions stemming from the past week's news.

Host Babz Rawls-Ivy talks to Kenyan film producer and director Jinna Mutune about her career and film "Leo," which was screened in early November at Yale.

On this episode, host Alisa Bowens-Mercado and show regulars Dallas Davis and Tonisha LaVonne argue for conciliation and civil discourse in the wake of Donald J. Trump's election, and talk about why they think 4 years isn't so bad after all. Bowens-Mercado also brings on Coby Zeifman of the New Haven Bike Party to talk about its upcoming Plaid Ride.

This episode of Deep Focus is all about I AM SHAKESPEARE, a new documentary from New Haven filmmaker Stephen Dest that tells the story of Henry Green, a young man from Newhallville struggling to reconcile the many different sides of himself in a city painfully divided by class, race, education, and violence. Breen talks with Dest and Green about the story behind this film, the power of committing so much of yourself to a work of art, and the prospect of better understanding yourself and your city through movies. For the second segment of the show, Tom is joined by Inner City News editor Babz Rawls-Ivy and New Haven Independent reporter Markeshia Ricks for a review of MOONLIGHT.

Learn more at http://www.deepfocusradio.com/.

On this episode, Greg Grinberg talks to Aly Heimer, associate for New Haven's Democracy Fund, about what the fund is, how it has changed elections in New Haven, and what the community can do politically post the election of Donald Trump.

Rev. Boise Kimber challenges New Haven's "sanctuary city" policies and calls for a crackdown on "loosies."

On this episode, host Melissa Loucks talks to Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, about how trans rights have evolved in the U.S., and what they might look like going forward.

On this episode of "One World Presents," host N'Zinga Shani speaks with Maria Damiani, director of women’s health for the New Haven Health Department, and Lolli Rodriguez, ‎bilingual outreach worker with the City of New Haven, about CT's HUSKY Health option, the open enrollment period for the ACA, and re-enrolling in Medicare and other state and federal health programs.

Out & About host Melissa Loucks takes a look at new legislation in Florida, California and Connecticut that will affect the LGBT community in those states.